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Product comparison · 2 disk arrays

Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array vs ICY BOX Heart RAID 3705

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  • 12specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 1identical
  • 28known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 4 more storage drives installed than the ICY BOX Heart RAID 3705 (4 vs 0). The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 80 TB more total installed storage capacity than the ICY BOX Heart RAID 3705 (80 TB vs 0 TB). The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 7 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the ICY BOX Heart RAID 3705 (12 Gbit/s vs 5 Gbit/s). Only the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has storage drives installed. Installed storage drive type: HDD on the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array, No on the ICY BOX Heart RAID 3705.

  • Storage drives installed
    • Yes
    • No
  • Installed storage drive type
    • HDD
    • No
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • 4
    • 0
  • Total installed storage capacity
    • 80 TB
    • 0 TB
  • Storage drive size
    • 3.5"
    • 2.5/3.5"
  • Data transfer rate
    • 12 Gbit/s
    • 5 Gbit/s
  • Device class
    • Large Enterprise Business
    • Home & Home Office
  • Chassis type
    • Rack (2U)
    • Desktop

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40 specifications
A

Dell

PowerVault ME5212 disk array

Model ME5212

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B

ICY BOX

Heart RAID 3705

Model IB-RD3705-CU3

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Storage6 differ
Storage drives installedDiffersYesNo
Installed storage drive typeDiffersHDDNo
Number of storage drives installedDiffers40
Total installed storage capacityDiffers80 TB0 TB
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one5
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one150 TB
Storage drive sizeDiffers3.5"2.5/3.5"
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSerial ATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 3, 5
Data transfer rateDiffers12 Gbit/s5 Gbit/s
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for oneYes
Storage drive capacityKnown for one20 TB
Storage drive interfaceKnown for oneSerial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Hot-Plug supportKnown for oneYes
Instant Secure Erase (ISE)Known for oneYes
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPM
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one1
Design2 differ
Device classDiffersLarge Enterprise BusinessHome & Home Office
Chassis typeDiffersRack (2U)Desktop
Product colourKnown for oneBlack
LED indicatorsKnown for oneReset, Switch
CoolingKnown for oneYes
Number of fansKnown for one1 fan(s)
Fan diameterKnown for one8 cm
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one100 W
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one580 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one1
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for oneYes
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers483 mm125 mm
DepthDiffers618.7 mm215 mm
HeightDiffers87.9 mm200 mm
WeightKnown for one2.91 kg
Performanceidentical
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512e
Other featuresidentical
Connector(s)Known for one12Gb SAS 8 port
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 2025 (inc. Hyper-V), Windows 2022 (inc. hyper-V) RHEL 9.5, 8.10 SLES 15 SLES 15 SP6, SLES 12 SP 8 VMware 9.0 and 8.0 U3

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